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#6B8F47

#6b8f47 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6b8f47 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 56.08% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.35% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 33.64% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2323

Complementary

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #6b478f

Split complementary

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #47478f
  3. #8f478f

Analogous

  1. #8f8f47
  2. #6b8f47
  3. #478f47

Triadic

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #476b8f
  3. #8f476b

Tetradic

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #478f6b
  3. #6b478f
  4. #8f476b

Square

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #478f8f
  3. #6b478f
  4. #8f4747

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2914
  2. #455c2e
  3. #6b8f47
  4. #91b66c
  5. #b7d09f

Shades

#6b8f47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #608140
  3. #567239
  4. #4b6432
  5. #40562b
  6. #364824
  7. #2b391c
  8. #202b15
  9. #151d0e
  10. #0b0e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b8f47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #7a9a59
  3. #89a56c
  4. #97b17e
  5. #a6bc91
  6. #b5c7a3
  7. #c4d2b5
  8. #d3ddc8
  9. #e1e9da
  10. #f0f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b8f47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b8f47
  2. #6d8e4d
  3. #6f8c52
  4. #718b58
  5. #73895e
  6. #768864
  7. #788669
  8. #7a856f
  9. #7c8375
  10. #7e827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f844b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d8a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868a43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82884a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c8c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b8f47 {
  color: #6b8f47;
}
Background
.bg-6b8f47 {
  background-color: #6b8f47;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b8f47 {
  border: 2px solid #6b8f47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b8f47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 143 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 34% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b8f47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b8f47, #478f47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b8f47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 143 71 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.63 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.94 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.92 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.56 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.17 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.54 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.75 #9470b8 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6b8f47  rgb(107, 143, 71)  hsl(90, 34%, 42%)  Olive Drab
#6b478f  rgb(107, 71, 143)  hsl(270, 34%, 42%)  Royal Purple
#476b8f  rgb(71, 107, 143)  hsl(210, 34%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#8f476b  rgb(143, 71, 107)  hsl(330, 34%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender